In the music series, the male protagonist writes a self-help manual for the inner world

"Do you want to eat?"

Nagasaki Suyo put the fingertips of her right hand against her cheek and said, "I've been trying to manage my figure lately. I'm sorry."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Chen Xinghua sensed the strong rejection in Nagasaki Sushi's tone, "Then I'll go ask Deng if he wants to eat."

Hiding in the middle of the drum set, Tatsuki Shiina tapped the drum set... He was so bad at it.

What are you worried about? Are you worried about Chen Xinghua who looks a lot like Toyokawa Shoko?

Don't worry, he can't compare to Shoko Toyokawa, whether in managing the band, arranging music, or doing his job as a keyboardist.

Judging from his appearance, if he were to lead a band, it would definitely be a frivolous band that would hold tea parties in the practice room every day.

After all, he was handing out desserts before practice even started, which didn't seem like a serious band member at all.

A band like that is definitely not worthy of Deng’s singing.

So what are you worried about?

So why don't you dare to look at the music score he has modified?

Thanks to Chen Xinghua's extremely poor performance in her eyes, Shiina Riki gained a little confidence.

"Don't put it on the drum set, you idiot."

Shiina Riki saw a bottle of chocolate drink on top of the drum set, the one with her favorite panda pattern.

That guy must have handed it to me.

Who else would do this here except him?

"You've changed the music before, right?"

Shiina Riki lowered her voice so that only she and "Chen Xinghua" could hear this sentence.

"Lixi, I don't know how to compose music."

The familiar voice immediately made Shiina Riki's heart stop for a moment.

She looked up blankly and saw a familiar face.

Deng, why is it you?

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean that to you."

Shiina Riki's color suddenly turned from red to a tragic white.

"It's okay, Lixi."

Deng smiled and reached for the drink on the drum set, "Lixi, don't you like this drink?"

"I like it, I like it very much."

Shiina Riki grabbed the drink on the drum set, inserted the straw, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Look, Deng, I've finished my drink."

Like a child who wanted to prove himself, Shiina Riki shook the empty bottle of drink, indicating that he really liked what Deng gave him.

Chen Xinghua, who witnessed this scene from a distance, felt that his strategy was correct. Asking himself to bring water to Lixi would definitely stimulate her aggressiveness. However, it would be different if he said to Deng, "Shiina is thirsty. Do you want to bring her a glass of water?" and asked Deng, whom Lixi admired, to bring her water.

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Chapter 110 Daily Practice.

Afterwards, the unnamed band continued their usual practice, although the results of this practice were very poor.

The drummer and bassist practiced their own stuff... but at least it looked like a serious band.

But the remaining two guitarists and keyboardists were completely different. The lead guitarist sang a variety of random songs, such as "Spring Shadow", "Walking with the Blue Sky", which Deng had written but hadn't yet fully matched the sheet music, and a song that was completely unrecognizable...

It’s more like playing according to my own temperament rather than practicing seriously, just like having fun.

The remaining keyboardist and rhythm guitarist also stopped their serious practice and started playing along with the lead guitar.

Take Aiyin for example. There are so many mistakes in the guitar sound she plays that it is not even up to the level of being suitable for a stage performance. Doesn't this mean she is totally unworthy of Deng's singing?

A guitarist of this level might be able to perform at a campus festival, but it would be completely embarrassing to perform at a live show.

With his teeth clenched and the drumsticks gripped tightly, Shiina Riki beat out the rhythm of "Bi Tian Ban Zou".

As for the lead singer, she stood between the two small groups and looked to the left. She saw Nagasaki Motoyo and Shiina Tatsuki, who were originally from the "CRYCHIC" band and were practicing hard.

Looking to the right, we saw Chen Xinghua, Chihaya Aine, and Kaname Rana, who were truly "playing" in the band in a playful manner.

The two small groups are clearly separated and incompatible, just like water and oil.

Not only Deng but also Chen Xinghua noticed this sense of estrangement.

He put down the musical keyboard and stretched backwards.

He could hear that Nagasaki Suyo practiced very hard today.

But why was it that when she was practicing before, she was like a corporate slave, willing to put in 70% of her effort to complete the job, but unwilling to put in any more effort?

...So are you artificially creating barriers?

I am secretly showing through my actions that I am not on your side.

Although this guy looks amiable on the surface and is gentle to everyone.

But in fact, she is very repulsive to others in her heart.

Chen Xinghua made this conclusion in his mind.

He then shook his head, realizing the irrationality of his own judgment.

It is not "artificially creating barriers", it is just "artificially creating exclusion".

Because they and Nagasaki Suyo were not friends, at best they were just acquaintances in the same band. Nagasaki Suyo was just trying to avoid making new friends.

...Can this band really survive?

He placed his hands on the keyboard keys, letting his instinct guide his fingers as he followed Le Nai's improvisation, but Chen Xinghua's thoughts were still on Aine.

She plays the guitar very easily now, far from being tense and nonchalant like before when she practiced with other members of the band in this practice room.

It turned out that Aiyin didn't really need to be in a band. Chen Xinghua confirmed this.

She plays in the band with the mindset of playing for fun, because although she is playing very relaxedly now.

But in terms of the effect of guitar practice, it is definitely not as good as the tense state during the previous practice.

But compared to Shiina's practice, this guy's drum practice was extremely intense, even ten or even nine times more intense than Hongxia's usual drum practice.

It's clear that this guy really wants to play well in the band.

I really can’t get along with Aine.

Because how can playing ARAM and playing professional competitive sports mix together?

It is definitely not okay to play professional competitions with the spirit of playing entertainment games, but the question is why do we have to play professional competitions? Can't I just want to play ARAM?

If you can't mix together, then don't mix.

"Xinghua."

As if he had noticed something, Deng turned his head and stared quietly at Chen Xinghua's black pupils.

But Chen Xinghua did not lose in this eye contact. He played the piano keys with his left hand and stretched out his right hand towards the light.

"What kind of songs does the lamp like to sing?"

Although he knew that there was a 99% chance that the band would fail, at least he and Deng could still remain friends after the band failed, right?

Does being in a band or not have anything to do with being friends?

...Absolutely not.

"Is it a pop song, a heavy metal song... or a song you wrote yourself?"

Maybe after the band broke up, Deng still needed her comfort to help her out of this predicament.

Lights and band are not everything to a person, nor are they everything to a person’s friendship.

There is no need to be in a band for life.

Even if we can't be members of the same band, we can still be friends, right?

It's not like the band is disbanding, so we have to break up with everyone else.

There was no rejection, only gentle acceptance. This feeling was sincere. Deng held the microphone tightly, and the gravity hidden in his eyes seemed to disappear a little.

""Shadow of Spring", and "Walking with the Blue Sky"."

Deng said the names of the two songs, one was a song by the past band "CRYCHIC", and the other was a song by the current band that still had no name.

"It seems the score for 'Bi Tian Ban Zou' hasn't been compiled yet."

The rejection hidden under the faint smile on Chihaya Aine's face made the gravity in Deng's eyes disappear a little and quickly return to its original position.

"This shouldn't matter to Deng, since the lyrics are already written."

……

In short, the band's practice results today were extremely poor. Compared to the practice before Chen Xinghua came, the progress did not advance at all.

"I'm leaving now. Bye. See you next time."

Chen Xinghua picked up the packed box containing the music keyboard and walked straight out the door.

"Well, bye too. See you next time, Lena... Where are you?"

Chihaya Aine calmed down and glanced around the practice room, but found no trace of Kaname Rakuna.

"Run away? Lenai is like a cat."

There was a hint of helplessness in Chihaya Aine's tone.

It seems that STARRY living huose is recruiting part-time students. Let's go and check it out tonight.

"She just snuck out the door."

Chen Xinghua pointed at the gate and said, "By the way, he even stole a few bags of matcha sencha candy from me... What a greedy little cat."

"It wouldn't be Lenai if I didn't do that."

Chihaya Aine complained.

"Deng, I'll take you back."

Shiina Riki stood up from the middle of the drum set, but the person she was talking to was five or six meters away from her current position.

"Lixi."

Deng shifted his gaze away from Chen Xinghua and Chihaya Aine.

However, in that brief moment of moving away, Chen Xinghua and Chihaya Aine completely disappeared from Deng's sight.

Why is Deng worried? Shiina Riki looked at the confused expression on Deng's face and thought it was because they didn't practice well today.

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Chapter 111 On the way back.

On the way back, Chihaya Aine naturally followed Chen Xinghua, even though she had not made any plans with him about where to go together when they were in the practice room.

The setting sun gradually faded from the horizon, and the falling light cast a shadow on the parking lot a little further away, while the parking lot responded with a melodious guitar sound that was inconsistent with the scene at the moment.

“Is there anyone else playing guitar here?”

Chen Xinghua walked in front relaxedly.

"Maybe the guitarist who's working hard for the next school festival?"

Chihaya Aine walked behind relaxedly, "I think I've done this before."

"In junior high school?"

Chen Xinghua moved the slightly heavy instrument case from his right hand to his left hand. The instrument case was very heavy.

I guess among the people I know, Hong Xia is the only one who can lift this instrument case with one hand.